Turkmenistan: Environmentalist arrested in Turkmenistan

Index AI : EUR 61/006/2009
Date de publication : 27 octobre 2009
Catégorie(s) : Turkménistan

Andrei Zatoka, a 53-year-old male environmentalist, was arrested by police in his home town of Dashoguz, northern Turkmenistan, on 20 October. He is believed to be held in a pre-trial detention centre in the town, where he is at risk of torture or other ill-treatment. He may have been arrested to punish him for his peaceful work as an environmental activist.